Truck.



S. R. TEMPLE.

V TRUCK.

APPLICATION HLBD JUNE 16. 1909.

940,565. Patented N0v.16,1909.

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TRUCK.

spcification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 16, 1909.

Application med June I1c, 1909. serial No. 502,488.

To all whom it may concern: l

Be it known that I, SIDNEY R. TEMPLE, a

i citizen of the-United States, residing at Cinin trucks, for lifting' :d boxes, or other/heavy articles,

cinnatus, in the county of Cortland and State. of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trucks,'of

which thefollowfing is a specification.

My .invention relates and moving stoves,

the obj ect bel lug to provide an easily controlled self-lock` is pivotally connected with j of the block 2, and a; connecting bar l0 ,eX-'

. ing truck which may :and

4"objects, even heavy trunks,

be moved with facility comparative ease 1n vamous directlons,

I vwhereby 'to slide and take under I,any heavy 15.'

article standing on short legs-such as a stove, articles of furniture or yor boxes, or crates, when tiltedv for the purpose.

With these objects in view, this'invention comprises two frames, one a't leastlof which is laterally adjustable to increase or decrease its width, and means for pivotally connecting the two whereby one may be raised 'or lowered when desired, and when raised, will remain locked inthat position vby the very act of raising it.

In the accompanying drawings :-Figure 1 is a plan' view, Fig-2 is a side elevation, the dotted lines indicating the position when the upper frame is lowered, Fig. 3 is a transverse section, and Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view in longitudinal section of the forward end vof the truck.

The base frame comprises the two longitudinal bars 1, l, held apart at one end by a spacing block2. This is :mounted on caster wheels 3,3, of which four are shown.

The upper fra-.Ine comprises two longitudinal bars 4, l, which are adjustably held apart by means of bolts 5, 5, and nuts 6, 6, on the threads thereof, which may be turned to laterally adjust these bars. The links 7, 7, extend from these bolts to the corre! spending bolts 8, 8, which connect the ba'rs l, l, of the lower frame.

the forward end tends therefrom to the forward bolt 5 of the upper frame. By m-anipulating this lever, the upper frame is raised or,k lowered. It is simply necessary to swing ita short distance to effect this raising or lowering of the upper frame as indicated in Fig. 2 in the full and dotted linesf That is to say, when moved inwardly, the truck is collapsed,`and when moved outwardly,

to an improvement A other heavy A hand lever 9 it is raised where it'l their dead centers in the raising gof the up-V per frame.

Thus, I have easily handled it about from produced a truck which f is place, to place, and also in' thermore, only adjustable asto size, but also it remains locked in elevated position, when the lever. is swung outwardly, as hereinbefore fully explained. l Having fully described my invention, what by one hand, both in moving'- yraising or lowering it to be moved, and furit will be understood that it is not I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A truck comprising an upper and lower frame, a hand lever connecting the two, means pivotally together, said frames 1n position to be directly engaged bythe connecting means when the u per frame is raised, whereby to hold the latter locked in said raised position. y

2. A truck comprising two frames, the upper of which is adjustable as to width, means for pivotally connecting the two frames, and means for raising and lowering the upper :frame and automatically locking it in its raised position.

ed on caster wheels, a hand lever connecting the two, links connecting said frames, threadedbolts connecting the members composing the frames, and nuts on the bolts for adjusting the width of the frame or frames.

4. -A truck comprising lupper and lower frames, the frames each composedA of two parallel bars, spacing blocks between the forward ends of the bars ofthe ,lower frame, bolts connecting the bars forming each frame, links extending from the upper to 3.. A truck comprising two frames mount-l links whereby tolock the upper frame in its elevated position when elevated, and a lever connected with the two frames for raising and lowering the upper frame, and for movving the truckinto posltion. whereof I affix my signature,

In testimony in 'the presence of'two witnesses. 4 -SIDN EY R. TEMPLE.'

Witnesses:

E. L. DWIGHT, E. L. To'rMAN.

connecting the two frames a rigid block carried by one of 'the lower bolts,4 abutments for the forward 

